Wish you all a very Happy New Year.
I’ve updated January 2010 Tamil calendar events at below given calendar link:
http://srikanthramu.com/tamil-calendar-events/
Important dates in Jan 2010 are:
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It was Sunday evening and a crowded 5A bus was nearing Velachery MRTS over-bridge. I was conveniently seated in the first row, near the front glass having full view of the road. Most of my fellow passengers were returning from shopping at T Nagar, which was evident with those jute bags from various shops. Our bus was traveling at a mean speed near the road-divider/median paving way to other speeding vehicles from left side. There was nothing unusual about the journey until a pulsar zipped past our bus. The bike caught our attention, as the guy who was riding it, was nervously negotiating with the bike to avoid colliding on the median.
As they say, you can’t stop the inevitable, it did happen and the bike hit the median and bore the brunt of the impact. The guy was thrown out to the other side of the median, only to find a bus traveling in the opposite direction over him. Luckily, the bus driver sensed the mishap and stopped the bus instantly. All of us were mute spectators and shockingly feared for the worst. But, it was not one of those worst days, the guy beneath the bus, hurriedly rolled himself out of the bus and was trying to find some solace at the pavement. He narrowly missed the wheels of the bus running over him, however he had some nasty injuries on his face and other parts of body, but I must say, he missed death by a whisker.
The guy seemed to be in his early 20s and I am sure he must have been shamelessly boosting his driving skills. I wonder what he would think of his abilities at high speed post this misadventure of kissing death. Had he maintained the speed limit, he would have controlled his bike and reached his destination safely. Although, in this case, he escaped the ultimate end, it’s a lesson for all – Speed thrills but Kills. So, drive safe with care and common sense.
Have a great year ahead.
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My blog post on charges included in the bills while buying gold jewels @ http://golddata.blogspot.com/2009/12/whats-in-your-jewelry-bills-making.html.
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Today, Karthigai Deepam is celebrated across Tamil Nadu, especially in Thiruannamalai where Maha Bharani Deepam is lit and scores of people throng the Annamalaiyar Temple to seek Arunachaleswar’s blessings. Apart from being an Agni Sthalam, Thiruannamalai also hosts Ardhanareeswarar symbolizing equality amongst all genders. You would be surprised to know all the Shiva temples will have a specific name for Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi. Here are some of the names and their places.
Arunachaleswarar – Unnamalaiyaal/Apithakuchambaal @ Thiruannamalai
Sokkanathanar/Sundereswarar – Meenakshi @ Madurai
Ekambreswarar- Kamakshi @ Kanchipuram
Viswanathar – Visalakshi @ Kasi
Natarajar – Sivagami @ Chidambram
Jambukeswarar – Akilandeswari @ Thiruvanaikaval
Sri Kalahasthiswarar – Gnana Prasunnambikai @ Srikalahasthi
Kapaleeswarar – Karpagambal @ Thiru Mailai
Marundeeswarar – Thirupurasundari – Thiruvanmiyur
Thenupuriswarar – Thenukambal @ Madambakkam
Mayuranathar – Anjalnayaki @ Mayiladuthurai
Adi Kumbeswarar – Manthrapeeteswari Mangalambika @ Kumbakonam
Rathnagiriswarar – Amodhra Nayaki/Vanduvar Kuzhali @ Thirumarugal
Thiagarajar – Kamalmbikai @ Thiruvarur
Nellaippar – Kanthimathi @ Thirunalveli
Mullaivana Nathar – Garbha Rakshambikai @ Thirukargavur
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Come December, you would find music and dance galore at Chennai offering feast to our ears, as musicians gear up for another Kutcheri Season. It’s a great tradition of musical extravaganza, when Chennai comes lively with seasoned musicians exhibiting their skills in rendering krithis and alapanas, while the budding talents have an excellent platform to start their career in music especially in Carnatic music. Almost all the Sabhas have packed schedules and not to ignore the delicious menu they offer which draws quite a handsome crowd. I’ve listed few links that gives an idea of what is in store for this 2009 season.
http://www.musicacademymadras.in/music_schedule.php
http://ramsabode.wordpress.com/concerts-in-chennai/
http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/calendar.asp
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At times, you end up doing fairly simple things in a complex manner, which other wise could have been done in a straight forward way. Today, was one such day, although I’d to toil a bit, however, much to my solace, I was able to resolve the issue. For the past couple of days, I was unable to do a ‘Save As’, while browsing through my old Firefox 2.x version. Initially, I felt it was due to my network speed, but realized it to be an issue with my browser, as the case persisted for some time. So, I decided to fix the problem, and as any ordinary Firefox user, I started off with the basic troubleshooting actions:
Firstly, invoked the Firefox preference dialog (Edit -> Prefrences -> Main tab) and checked the download related options:
a) Show the Download window…
b) Always ask me where to save files
Following this, I cleared all the caches/cookies by invoking Tools -> Clear Private Data. Having done this and taking my browser into my confidence, I tried the ‘Save As’ option but the browser showed no remorse to any my so called corrective actions. Realizing the problem to be a complex one, I tried some geeky stuffs like invoking About:Config and altering download related parameters. And then painstakingly analyzed all the options in Preference dialog. Still, the browser didn’t pay heed to my actions. Having tried all the options I knew, I finally went to ever dependable Google Search and searched firefox unable to save files.
The search results pointed me to a comprehensive and neatly written trouble shooting tips. As suggested in the link, I moved the downloads.rdf, and it worked like a charm. How simple it was to just search rather than debugging the issue in my own way.
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Two weeks ago, my colleague and I had an intense argument on the VIP (like ministers/other government functionaries) culture especially on roads. Here, its a common practice to hold the traffic during VIP passage, leaving behind scores of commoners staring at the convoy. My colleague was advocating this practice and had following points in his defense:
I couldn’t concur with those points, as in democracy that echoes equality & freedom, no special treatment should be meted out to any person in the name of his position. To understand the repercussion of stopping the traffic for VIPs, let me approximately arrive at the loss of time. Mind you, this is only my guess, so its your discretion to arrive at the numbers. In a city like Chennai, when the traffic is stopped during peak hours, you would find at least 50 commuters wait for their signal to proceed or rather wait for the convoy to pass by. So, if the traffic is stopped for a minute, then we are talking about 50 man minutes!!! aren’t these time precious?
Although, I understand the security aspect, but can’t these VIPs who value their safety, restrict their movement in the larger interest of people. Functions like ribbon cutting (Inaugurations), convocations could be avoided for the sake of people who have elected them. Moreover, with the advent of latest technology in the communication medium, public meetings could also be wisely prioritized.
Sadly, couple of days ago, a shocking incident took place in Chandigarh, were a man who was critically ill could not get medical care on time and reason cited was VIP security procedures.
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I’ve listed some of my posts @ http://golddata.blogspot.com :
India buys 200 tones of gold from IMF – http://golddata.blogspot.com/2009/11/india-buys-200-tones-of-gold-from-imf.html
October 2009 Gold price update – http://golddata.blogspot.com/2009/11/october-2009-month-gold-update.html
Gold as a decorative material for exteriors/interiors – http://golddata.blogspot.com/2009/10/gold-as-decorative-material-for.html
Gold Coin as as investment option – http://golddata.blogspot.com/2009/10/gold-coin-as-investment.html
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Inspired by a mashable post on funniest Google Suggest results, I tried ‘How’ search query in Google.co.in to know what users are interested to do. Well, this could be an indicator of market preference for those who are looking for new business ventures. Unlike Google.com, where the search keywords alone are listed, Google.co.in lists the number of results for the search query besides the keywords. Here we go:
Three suggestions out of ten were related to weight reduction or gain programs, so, if you are looking for a business idea, then do some thing to target this popular segment. The next query I tried was, ‘Why’, and the results were staggering in favor of job interview questions and MBA.
For more such queries check out http://questionsuggestions.com/ and http://www.gdumb.com/, have fun by trying out your queries as well. On a serious note, Google Suggest results could be used to for tweaking your website keywords as part of SEO.
Please note that the suggest results where taken a month ago hence you might not find the same suggestions now.
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A couple of days ago, one of my colleague shared some photos taken during his school Alumni meet which he organized. He and his buddies did a commendable job, as they managed to gather, close to 70 folks and about 15-20 teachers. Mind you, some of the teachers had retired and the organizers made personal visits to their place and invited them for the alumni meet. On seeing those lovely photos, I became nostalgic about my get-together with my classmates, which we organized 6 months ago. At times chewing the cud is also fun!!
It all started at orkut, where you get connected to your good old friends, which would have been impossible otherwise. From my class, two of us, now work for the same company and we’ve been friends for over 15 years!!!. We both started our school community for Kendriya Vidyalaya Heavy Vehicles Factory a.k.a K.V.H.V.F, Avadi and to our surprise, we got connected with many of our old classmates across the globe. It was great to see them as s/w professionals, doctors, Army major, home maker, post doctoral research student to name a few.
A playful guy during my school days, completed his post doctoral fellowship and visited Chennai during his vacation. It was a perfect time to organize a get-together, so we started the idea rolling. After numerous and chaotic email exchanges, we realized that we were 6 to 7 guyz, who could make it to the get-together. We fixed Radha Reagent (near Koyambadu bus terminus) as our meeting spot and we were all excited to meet each other after a long time. As the day came closer, the attendees number went down. Finally, 3 of us met (including the guy who happens to be my colleague) and celebrated our get-together. Although, there were fewer participants but undeniably it was a memorable one.
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